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Clinical and pathological findings of severe subvalvular aortic stenosis and mitral dysplasia in a rottweiler puppy
Author(s) -
Palacio M.J. Fernández del,
Bayón A.,
Bernal L. J.,
Cerón J. J.,
Navarro J. A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03683.x
Subject(s) - medicine , puppy , pathological , cardiology , stenosis , dysplasia , ecology , biology
Subvalvular aortic stenosis (SAS) and mitral dysplasia were diagnosed in an asymptomatic eight‐week‐old rottweiler. Clinical and pathological findings were compatible with a fixed and dynamic obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. Gross and microscopic pathological findings were consistent with the most severe form of SAS, described previously in Newfoundland dogs over six months of age. These observations demonstrate that very young asymptomatic puppies may suffer a severe complex form of SAS.